Dual Enrollment

Dual Enrollment is a state-funded program allowing select high school students to attend college while still in high school. Courses completed with Southwestern earn students both high school and college credit.

Dual Enrollment Overview

The Dual Enrollment Program puts you on the fast track to university success by allowing you to earn dual credit as you complete your high school course requirements and begin your college career at the same time.

Dual Enrollment is available to Georgia students at public high schools and private high schools, as well as, homeschooled students.

You can enroll jointly in high school and university courses or you can concentrate on university classes alone. Regardless, you’ll earn college credit for all of your Georgia Southwestern courses. Plus, you’ll get a feel of university life and learn how to make the most of your college experience.

Application Process

Request for your counseling office to send your official high school transcript to Georgia Southwestern. You may bring them to campus in person, as long as they remain in the original, sealed envelope from the school.

Send official copies of your SAT or ACT scores directly from the testing agency. (SAT Code: 5250 / ACT code: 0824) Application decisions are made based on the highest scores received. We encourage you to send all scores from all tests taken. We reassess applications every time updated information is received. Southwestern uses the highest Reading Test and Math Test scores to calculate a combined converted total on the SAT. We use the highest English, Math, and Composite scores from all attempts on the ACT exam. We do not recalculate a new ACT composite score. Writing scores are not required for the ACT or SAT.

Homeschool students must submit a copy of the Declaration of Intent to Homeschool and the Affirmation Statement.

Check your status online. Your admission status is updated in real time to reflect our records at that exact moment. You can review what information is needed and what documents have been received. You will be aware of your admissions decision immediately.

Check your email. Our university will send a variety of emails to applicants. Some of these emails will share information about you becoming Part of the Storm. Other emails will allow students the opportunity to register early and other exclusive opportunities.

Required SAT & ACT Test Scores

Minimum requirements:

SAT (GSW Code: 5250)

ACT (GSW Code: 0824)

Using the CollegeBoard's Concordance Tables to convert New SAT to Old SAT, the converted SAT scores must meet or exceed a 970 combined SAT score (Critical Reading + Math). We do not use the current Total Score.

Composite: 20

Reading Test Score: 24

English: 17

Math Test Score: 22

Math: 17

Understanding Your SAT Scores

Students often look at the 3-digit Evidence-Based Reading/Writing and Math Section scores when reviewing their SAT scores. Georgia Southwestern uses the 2-digit Reading and Math Test scores outlined in blue and gold below to determine admission. These 2-digit scores are then used to calculate the combined Critical Reading and Math score using the CollegeBoard's Concordance Table also listed below.

New SAT to Old SAT Concordance Table

New Reading Test Score

Old Critical Reading Score

New Math Test Score

Old Math Score

10

200

10

200

11

210

11

210

12

220

11.5

220

13

240

12.5

230

14

250

13

240

15

260

14

250

16

270

15

260

17

280

15.5

270

18

310

16.5

280

19

340

17

290

20

370

17.5

300

21

380

18

310

22

400

18

320

23

420

18.5

330

24

440

19

340

25

460

19.5

350

26

480

20

360

27

500

20.5

370

28

520

21

380

29

530

21.5

390

30

550

22

400

31

570

22.5

410

32

590

23

420

33

610

23.5

430

34

640

24

440

35

660

24.5

450

36

680

25

460

37

700

25.5

470

38

720

25.5

480

39

760

26

490

40

790

26.5

500

27

510

27.5

520

28

530

28.5

540

28.5

550

29

560

29.5

570

30

580

30.5

590

31

600

31.5

610

32

620

32.5

630

33

640

33.5

650

34.5

660

35

670

35.5

680

36

690

36.5

700

37

710

37.5

720

38

730

38

740

38.5

750

39

760

39

770

39.5

780

40

790

40

800

Required High School GPA

Your High School GPA is calculated by the Office of Admissions using the Required High School Curriculum courses listed below. Additional information can be found using the USG's Staying on Course guide. Your GPA will be calculated using the scores listed on your official high school transcript. Georgia Southwestern does not add or remove weight for advanced courses.

Understanding the Required High School Curriculum

ENGLISH: Four units of English which have as their emphasis grammar and usage, literature (American, English, World), and advanced composition skills.

MATHEMATICS: Four units of Mathematics, including Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and a fourth year of advanced Mathematics. Georgia Southwestern does not accept Mathematics of Finance.

SCIENCE: Four units of science where two courses include a laboratory component. Georgia public high school graduates must have at least one unit of Biology, one unit of Physical Science or Physics, one unit of Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental Science, or an advanced placement science course, and a fourth science.

SOCIAL SCIENCE: Three units of social science, with at least one course focusing on United States studies and one course focusing on world studies.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Two units in the same foreign language emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Two units of American Sign Language or two units of computer science courses that have a coding and programming emphasis may be used to satisfy this requirement.

Request for your high school guidance counselor complete his/her portion of the online Dual Enrollment Funding Application. Homeschool students will request for their home school administrator to complete Part II of the application.

Make an appointment with the Director of First Year Experience in the Office of Admissions to be advised and registered.

Although Dual Enrollment students are not required to submit a completed immunization form, we strongly encourage students attending classes on the GSW campus to complete the process.Immunization forms are submitted to the GSW Health Center.

Check your email. Southwestern will send a variety of emails to applicants. Some of these emails will share information about you becoming Part of the Storm. Other emails will share important information about the Dual Enrollment program.

Orientation

A Dual Enrollment orientation session will be held each semester for students. Information about orientation will be mailed and/or emailed to you.

Dual Enrollment Cost

There is little to no cost for students who participate in Dual Enrollment. Dual Enrollment is funded by the Georgia General Assembly and administered by the Georgia Student Finance Commission. It is designed to provide participating high school students with financial assistance toward the cost of postsecondary coursework. Only approved courses will be covered by Dual Enrollment. Georgia Southwestern will loan textbooks to students. The student will only be charged for the textbook if they fail to return the book at the end of the semester. Non-mandatory fees or supplemental instruction materials are not covered by the dual enrollment program.